‘FARC’ attacks south Colombia oil pipeline
Alleged rebels of Colomba’s largest rebel group FARC have attacked an important oil pipeline in the south of the country, local media reported Thursday. According to the reports, guerrillas attacked…
Alleged rebels of Colomba’s largest rebel group FARC have attacked an important oil pipeline in the south of the country, local media reported Thursday. According to the reports, guerrillas attacked…
Colombia’s bond yields fell Wednesday, after the country’s central bank lowered borrowing costs by a “surprising” half a percentage point. Yields on peso bonds due in 2014 fell to 3.58%…
Colombia’s central bank cut its benchmark lending rate by a larger-than-expected half a percentage point on Friday, its fifth straight reduction, taking advantage of benign inflation to stimulate the sluggish…
One of Latin America’s top business magazines ranked Colombia’s capital city of Bogota as the 8th best city in Latin American for doing business in 2012. Best cities to do…
The Colombian GDP grew 4% in 2012, down from 6.6% in 2011, according to the government’s statistics agency. In the fourth quarter of 2012 the economy grew by 3.1%, a…
Colombia president Juan Manuel Santos has announced an 8.9% reduction in the rate of natural gas for Colombian industries in new decree. Speaking Wednesday at the 16th Congress of the…
Colombia’s president was Wednesday optimistic about the overall economic growth results for 2012. In spite of predictions as low as 2.8%, Santos believes growth could exceed 3.8%. “Tomorrow we will…
After Colombia experienced a strong year for economic growth in 2012, some experts have expressed more caution toward the country’s growth prospects for 2013. “I don’t think the government will…
Tourism to Colombia grew 1.8% in 2012, lagging behind the regional trend that showed a 4.2% increase of tourism to South America, according to the country’s Vice-Ministry of Tourism. The…